Shop- back in order after the move

Some of you know we moved recently (Dec 2011) from West TN back to the Greater Cincinnati area to Union, KY. We are back close to the kids and grandkids after retiring in July 10 and being gone for almost 10 years, it is nice to be back. One of the big parts of the move for me was the relocation of the First Light Woodworking Shop for the stand alone building in TN, to the basement of our new home here. I have attached some photos showing various stages of pulling everything together and I am happy to say the shop is back in order and I’m ready to attack the project list once again. My new dust collector is on order, and I am not replacing my table saw, I will use the bandsaw and hand saws as I have been doing before the move. The first big project is to build a new bench and that will follow the plan for the Shaker Bench from Benchcrafted. Thanks for looking.

Good job Rick!Greedo just posted a new band saw he is using for ripping.http://lumberjocks.com/projects/62713It seems like a lot of guys are not replacing their table saws, and are opting to use the band saw or hand saw.I think when it’s time in my small shop, I will do the same.Your new shop looks great and I can’t wait to see your project posts.

Your new shop looks well organized and bright. I’m sure you will like working there.

I saw how your lathe was set up. Have you ever wanted to have a flat surface under your lathe ways to lay a tool or anything else on while you turn? If so, you could put a platter between your lathe mounts where it is screwed onto the stand. You might need longer mounting bolts to accommodate the platter thickness. I’m just mentioning this in case you haven’t thought about it.